Improvement in gates



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vJorrit LEE, or [Massimo N, o Hro..

A Letters Patent No. 78,598, *Zated June 2, 1 868 gvemtedated May21,1868,

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To ALL WHOMITMAY coNcERN:

Be it known that I, JOHN LEE, of Massillon, in the county-'of Stark, andin theState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Carriage-Gates; and I doliereby declare that the following is afull,clear, and exactdescription thereof, lreference beinghad to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this, a complete specification.I i Ihe nature ol' my improvements is forfthe purposes morefullyhereinafter set forth g' the principal object being to open aroad-gate without the necessity of getting down from a vehicle or olfhorseback. Figure is a side view of the'gate closed, andthe red linesshow the gate elevated or open.

vFigure 2 isV an end view of the gate when closed, the red lines showingthebgate raised.

Figure 3 is a vertical section, with the slat or hars left oli', showingthe upper and lower portions oi' the gate, and theupright-lever har. p iI Y v Figure 4 is a vertical section through to'post, into which thegate fastens, showing the levers to which the hars ofthe gate (the topand bottom har) are attached, 'and are curved at the lower end, whilethepost' on which they rest is concave, the same as in g. 3. I I

Figure 5, the bars in detail, the same asyin figs. 3 and 4. Figure 6,another means or form ofthe lever to operate the gate, attached to thehand-lever on either side of the gate, for opening and closing the same.I i i' 5 Figure 7 is a toggle-joint fulcruni, to which I may'attach thehand-lever, and which will allowfor any variation in operating saidlcverfrom a direct vertical line.

To enable others skilled in the'art to make and use my invention, I'willproceed to describe its construction and operation. i

'Y In the ,construct-'ion o i' my gate, in g. l, A A arevthe'posts towhich the gate is Yfastened, and on one of which it swings, and to whichit is permanently attached hy upright hars a af, as seen in igs. 3andfl, and the 'bolts b" and z' in g. 2. B, the. upper gate-har, towhich, at therear end, is attached the sliding block or Weight E,attached to it by the Boltf, and'worlxing in aslot, e, that the weight,on. striking the ground or any obstruc tion, as snow around the p ost,nay readily slip up and turn out of the way, and let the gate beraisedjn a vertical line. F is the sliding latch, to fasten the gate.-when let down -into the post A', and to keep it from being opened bycattleorhogs. This latch has abolt throughit at 7i, Working in a slot,toallow it to slide hack or forvvard. At the reareud itits to aninclined plane onv the har B. l I

ci isafcord attached to this latchhand also is attached to the holtconnecting the levers d al, to-draw haeltV the latch out of its hold iuA post. DD D are the upright bars of the gate, and are fastenedto thebar s B und G by screws or holts, on which they are allowed to turnreadily. G, the bottom piece of the frame, attached to posts and A.isthebolt on'which-the gate hangs,and works in a slot', g', iuiig. 1. Inthe detached parts, 3 and 4, 'the levers a are allowed to rest also outhe lower part of the post, and at their lower end are inade convexorconcave, Vwhile the part of'the post 'on which they restis'the reverseconcave or convex, sol that the weightof the gate is thus relieved froni the bolts, and rests on the post itself. The lred lines representthe gate elevated. In g. 2 the same parts are designated loy the sameletters, asin fig. l..`

H H, 1the posts on which levers Z and d are attached by means of themovable fulcrum d al', as seen in dotted lines, fig. 2, secured to thesaid posts .by holt c. Thefinuer ends of said levers'are joined to thehinged `erratum b by a hinge-1f, rig. 1. I Y Y In iig. 7 is shown atoggle-joint, to he used. for thevfulcrutn of levers VCZ at posts H H.-Y

Fig. 6 shows a detached model, that may be used instead of the weight E,and may be similarly attached- In the Operation'of my invention, theperson, either on. horseback or in a carriage, drives his horsel closeto the gate, then 'applies hishand to-ieverd on either side, and raisesit up, which causes fulcrunib to press.

hard on Vthe bar-B, andas'the block b assumes a vertical position, itdraws string/or cord a, which draws hack.

catch F, which unlocks the gate, andrcontin'uing to raise lever d, thegate is thrown up into a vertical position',

as: seen in reti lines 1in both gsfl andyeusing the bolt 'iut'o slidev'down in the -sior g" in the4 '-poeti! 'andf'ihe levers a n'll restonfithe Postr-:resem in ig.- W- henl the gate isfmesed*7 he then presseson" lever d? on. the

opposite lside of'th-e gate, and` the gate-'is readily thrown down,A andiscaused to lock itself by moans 'of the `inelined plane l,hn's,'.w'ithout disna'onnting, lopenigig-nini ciosing ihe gatenith-buofslight inconvenience to 'the e traveiler izo and fro.

Having thus fuliyv'ieserihefitheconstrnetion ond operation, of myinvention, what I clnim ae new, ond desire to sevcnreiby'Letfersntenteis.-' g

1. The blooks orA'revolvi-ngfniora. d 7e-ond fnl'rumA b, atlzneheitotopreilB of gate, and thehand? levers' d d, when need inl combiuetio'nl.with the same, constructed` 'endoperoting as described, md for thepurposes set forth. n

2.4 The sliding 'laten ond-inclinedjloine 3,1 njnd 'rope a, foriocking'und urilooking the gnte, oonstructed as f iesoribed, anpd operating asset'forth.

3 The Weghbboxattached to rail B, and operating inslotflon pivot-Bolie', constructed as described, :maA

operating as set forth.

4. The sliding pivot and guidefbloeke ie', for keeping the gate in averticai line While being operated, cony ystrneted as described, andfor'the purposes set forth. u y

5. The levers afa', with slots fm., and concave or convex ends, nudconvex or concave inp'os'i Ayto-corre- `spond, oonstructednnd operatingas described, and for the purposes set forth.

.In testimonyl'that I claim -the abovedeseribed invention, I havehereunto signed my name, this dny of

